Nelson Mandela: Nelson Mandela is one of the great moral and political leaders of our time: an international hero whose lifelong dedication to the fight against racial oppression in South Africa won him the Nobel Peace Prize and the presidency of his country. Since his winning release in 1990 from more than a quarter-century of imprisonment, Mandela has been at the center of the most compelling and inspiring political drama in the world. As president of …showed first 75 words of 978 total…

…showed last 75 words of 978 total…first time, put the AFC in control of the South African government. After his release from prison, Mandela gave speeches to many thousands of people, all over Africa and other countries. But because of his inability to be with his wife Winnie, both while inprison and on his many tours afterwards, they separated in 1992. In 1993, before Mandela became the leader of South Africa, he and Mr. de Klerk were jointly awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.